Staff Resources
Request & Permission Forms
Professional Development Leave & Travel
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Reimbursement for professional development, including hotels, meals, etc. You CAN claim your mileage for the PD on the travel reimbursement request form. You don't need a separate form for miles.
- Travel Reimbursement Request Employee Guide
- Professional Leave Request
- Frontline Absence
- Checklist for Professional Development Leave – July 1, 2026 or After
- Professional Development Travel Reimbursement Request – July 1, 2026 or After
- (ONE-WAY) Alabama Mileage Chart
- PowerSchool Professional Learning
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Reimbursement for things such as athletic events or local work related travel that is not for a conference or PD.
- (ONE-WAY) Alabama Mileage Chart
- Mileage Reimbursement Request – July 1, 2026 or After
- Trip Log
Work Orders
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What is ParentSquare?
ParentSquare is a unified communication platform that offers a whole host of tools which allows district, school administrators and teachers to more effectively communicate and engage with families and students.
- Send and receive messages from the parents via email, text, or app notification
- Assign a Co-teacher, room parent or assistant to your class
- Communicate with parents in their preferred language
- Add events to a class calendar that is shared with parents
- Post class pictures for parents to see activities in the classroom or fieldtrips
- Upload forms, permission slips and flyers
- Direct message parents
- Create parent-teacher appointment sign-ups
- Create a volunteer sign-up post
- Use a sign-up sheet for volunteers, sign up to help receive school supplies, and more all from your desktop or mobile device
- For more training, visit the ? at the top of ParentSquare or contact Kathy Hannah for assistance.
- New Employee Onboarding: Getting a New Hire into Our Systems
- Payroll Packet Information
- Payroll Details
- Pay Dates
- 2026-2027 Salary Schedule
- Frontline Account Creation Instructions
- Frontline Absence-Time Management
- Time Clock Instructions
- ESS – Employee Self Service Guide
- ESS Portal
- Paid Parental Leave Questionnaire
Documents & Forms
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Paid Parental Leave Questionnaire
FMLA Rights & Responsibilities
Paid Parental Leave Certification Form
Continuous Female Written Plan - Paid Parental Leave
Continuous Male Written Plan - Paid Parental Leave
Continuous Adoption Written Plan – Paid Parental Leave
Intermittent – Birth, Stillbirth, Miscarriage Written Plan – Paid Parental Leave
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As a convenience to our employees, Houston County Schools provides voluntary benefits via payroll
deduction. In an effort to streamline our process and to improve our overall employee benefit plans, we
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American Fidelity benefits help protect you and your family, and enrollment is your opportunity to review your options and make sure everything is set up correctly.
Meeting with American Fidelity is quick and easy and helps ensure your coverage and payroll deductions are accurate. A few minutes now can bring peace of mind for the year ahead.
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Learn what benefits are available to you by Colonial Life
Open Enrollment April 20 - May 15, 2026
Human Resources Links
Employment
Employees
Resources
- Houston County Employee Handbook
- Houston County Schools Policy Manual
- Job Description Manual
- 2026-2027 Salary Schedule
- Volunteer Background Check Information
- Teachers' Retirement System Member Handbook
- Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Member Handbook (PEEHIP)
- Certification Renewal Requirements
- PowerSchool PD Google Form
- HCS Sick Leave Bank And Catastrophic Leave Guidelines